Vending-machine.



J. W. PATTERSON.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30. 1908.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

removed.

PATENT JAMES wr eso r rme WW so AWQ-fiALFS err nun ,c r o oonnrn oo ytrnnr, or new rom; u." YI, A coar'oaarmupr some ENDING-res rrnew and useful Improvements in Vending-hlachines, of which the follow ng is a specification.

My invention relates to single action coin controlled vending machines. By single action I refer to that class of machines which contain but a singlearticle, or package of articles, to be rented or sold.

The object of my invention is 'to produce a machine of this class comprising a swinging outer casing or door consisting of fro'nti 'bacl walls, side ,Walls and top and bottom walls, aninner casing or receptacle con-i sisting of a back piece, side pieces and top and .hottom pieces, andcoin-controlledmech anism inclosed 1n the outer casing or door" for controlling the movement thereof. l he;

side walls of thegouter casing are iilade tojv fitclcsely against thes des of the housing of the mach ne. The mner cas I mg is at iits bottom piyoted to the lo wer endof the door or, outer casing, while the latter at itsldwer end hinged to theibottom of the-housing.

Myinvention further 0 in theparts and combination of parts as Will-hehereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my inventioin; parts being in open posit ioni F 2 is a similar VlGW with partsbroken away. Fig. 3 is a front elevation, the tront'plate being. Fig. rt :is a similar 'view with; slide cap removed. Fig. 5 is a detail VlQ-W, parts being broken away to shoW the'lock.

1 represents the housing provided with a suitable opening 2 for the introduction of a coin of predetermined value.

3 is an outer casingor door comprising front wall at and rear wall 5, and top and bottom walls or pieces. Between the walls 4t and 5 1 form a coin chute and position suitable controlling mechanism such, for instance, as coin mechanism. The outer casing is hinged at its lower end to the outer edge of the bottom of the housing 1 as at 6.

The inner casing or receptacle 7 comprises a back piece, top and bottom pieces and two side pieces; the side pieces of the outer casfspeeification of @ietters Patent.

Application filedNovernbcr 30, 1908.

Patented Nov. Serial No, 485,167.

ing being made to fit closely against the sides of the inner casing; the bottom piece of the inner casing being pivotally connected with the bottom piece of the outer casing, thereby permitting the upper end of the outer casing to swing fore and aft the outer casingbe'ng controlled 'by a suitable coin or other controlled mechanism.

A spring 8 is'secu'red to the housing and bearing upon the outer casingto overcome the tendency of the door, or outer casing, and the inner casing fromswmgmg down to a horizontalposition, and a spring 9 is po- "SlfilQHQd 1n the housin and hears on the inner casing, or the package therein, to as sist the door or outer casing in swin ging"to open position after being released hy the controlling mechanism,

10 is a spring secured to theouter casing and bears on the front of the i1iner casing 7 to space the casing from the housiiig, after the outer casing has been released from its controllmg mechanlsmto facilitate the removal oft-he package fromyi thefcasing.

The niovable:- outer casing is provided with aninwasrdly proj eating-1 51MB ll having an elongated slot lg-into which "a pin' 13, secured to the housmg, projects, whereby the torwardmovement oi the movable casing is restrictedwithin the angle necessary 'to the removal ofthepackage ofgoods. A is "the coin cliute n ahnement with the entrance slot 2" B- the kickin -bar that'isheldin position by a springandis intended to'hold tlie coin after the machine has-been operated until it is desired to remofve 1t= inserting .a key in the slot marked C The removal is accomplished thy thereby pushing the small lever D thus retracting the locking bar and allowing the coin to drop out. 7

On the front wall of the outer casing 3 is a slide E moving in ways F m and carryin g at one end lug Gprojecting into the coin chute A. The slide is held in normal position by a spring H.

Back of the coin chute and entirely separated from it by a thin plate of metal is a locking slide I shown by dotted lines. On its upper edge this slide carries a lug J and near the lower edge it has a roller K which projects forward through the opening in the thin plate into the coin slot and in the path of the moving coin. To the top of the housing is secured the downwardlyextending stop M arranged to be engaged by the lug J to lock the outer casing in closed position.

When a coin is dropped into the slot 2 it falls to the bottom of the upper portion of the coin chute A and lies in front of the projecting lug G on the slide E Now if the slide E is moved to the left (as viewed in Fig. 4) the projecting lug G will engage with the coin and carry it along until it bears against the roller K and if the motion is further continued to its limit it will cause the slide I to move carrying its lug J from behind the lugA, whereupon the movable part of the box which carries the mechanism can be drawn forward and the package extracted. The box is locked by closing itand inserting a key or bar in the slot L and pushing the slide I back to its first posit-ion.

W hile I have shown and described what I believe to be a preferred form or type of construction, I do not wish to be understood as limiting the scope of my claims thereto.

In the claims I shall refer to the outer case as a door; to the casing X as a receptacle.

I'Vhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a vending machine the combination with a housing, a door pivotally connected to said housing at its bottom, and means car ried by said door to control its movement, of a goods receptacle pivotally connected at its bottom to the said door.

2. In a vending machine, the combination with a housing, of a door having front, side, top and bottom walls and pivotally connected to said housing at its bottom edge, means carried by said door and cont-rolling the motion of said door, a receptacle consisting of a back piece, two side pieces, and bottom piece, the bottom piece of the receptacle being pivotally connected with the bottom of the door.

3. In a vending machine, the combination with a movable door consisting of front, side and top and bottom walls, of a housing consisting of a back piece, two side pieces, and top and bottom pieces, the side pieces of the door being made to fit closely against the sides of the housing, the bottom piece of the door being pivotally connected with the bottom part of the housing permitting the upper end of the door to swing fore and aft, and a mechanism inclo-sed in the door to control the motion of the swinging door substantially as described.

4. In a vending machine, the combination with a housing, of a door constructed to fit within said housing and having a hinge connection therewith, a receptacle constructed to fit snugly within said housing and having a hinge joint with said door, and a controlling means to control the movement of said door.

5. In a vending machine, the combination with a housing, a door constructed to fit within said housing and having a hinge joint therewith, of a receptacle constructed to fitsnugly with said housing and having a hinge joint with said door, a controlling means to control the movement of said door, and means to swing the receptacle on its hinge joint relatively to the door and housing. 2

6. In a vending machine, the combination with a housing, a door pivoted at its bottom to said housing, and mechanism to control the movement of said door, of a goods receptacle pivotally connected at its bottom with said hinged door.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES W. PATTERSON.

itnesses: I

Josnrrr. OATMAN, ELIZABETH CLIFFORD.

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